Original Handbook Problem: Vacations R-Us charges $130 a day plus a one-time, nonrefundable $50 cleaning fee to rent a house at the beach. How much will it cost the Sanchez family to rent the house...
Semi-Finalist Video in the 2011-2012 Math Video Challenge. This video was created by The Eagles. The Math Video Challenge is an innovative program involving teams of students using cutting-edge...
Finalist Video in the 2011-2012 Math Video Challenge. This video was created by team Mary Help of Christians. The Math Video Challenge is an innovative program involving teams of students using...
The distinct letters from the word MEMORIAL are used to create set Z, such that Z = {M, E, O, R, I, A, L}. The letters from the word DAY are used to create set Y, such that Y = {D, A, Y}. If set X is...
This plan will help Mathletes to develop a strategic approach to counting the occurrences of a certain shape in a more complex figure made of multiple intersecting lines.
This plan builds on what Mathletes already know about ratios to introduce the definition of probability as a ratio of desired outcomes to total outcomes. Mathletes will then practice calculating the...